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part 22
"What happened?" Kushi asked him for the fourth time that evening. She sensed something was wrong- something was eating him..Otherwise why would he be this silent around her? He was acting as if he was ignoring her- But he wasnt really.. he had been busy with phone calls for the major part of the evening and all the while She had caught him giving her those over protective looks when he thought she was not looking or noticing and - this was not helping her already Anxious mind..
She had earlier decided to not tell him about Shyam's phone call but now she sensed that he was also hiding something from her and to top it all up he was not his usual self with her..
Earlier she thought it was because he was busy but his aloofness even after they had retired to their room made her crazy!
and now she was sure that he was not talking to her because he was angry with her for something that she has done! very angry that he is not even confronting her the usual way..
"what did I do?" she asked him switching of the televisionthat he was watching in the pretext of ignoring her. Arnav looked at her raising his eyebrows
"I know.. something is wrong.. you are angry with me..You are ignoring me"
"What makes you think so?" he asked her "hmm perhaps you know you have done something wrong?" trying to snatch back the remote from her...
"No I wont give it to you " She tried to dodge the remote away from him
"give it back to me!" he shouted roughly pulling it out of her hands and going back to the news channel that he was watching.
"please tell me What have I done to make you this angry? I have no idea wha..."
"you dont learn from your mistakes.. do you kushi?"
"Arnavji?"
"do you have anything to tell me? anything at all that you think that I should know?"
"Arnavji.. I? No.. I dont understand"
"Kushi!" he raised his finger "dont you trust me enough?"
"In what havent I not trusted u? tell me please?" She asked him
"dont you know that already?" his sharp reply told her where he was taking this..the deal and suddenly regretted for falling for his silent treatment.
"I am feeling sleepy Arnavji... I am going to sleep" she told lamely before his patience snapped and grabbed her arms in one leap pinning her against the wall opposite their bed.
"Like hell you will!" He gorwled as she looked from the remote control that had been shattered into peices with batteries rolling out at different directions to his eyes- with his rage back in place. She sighed thankfully. Oddly his anger gave her a peace of mind that he was back to normal and a confidence that she can sort it out! She must have let out a smile- because he shook her, his grip at her arms getting more tighter.
"What was this smile for? you are mocking me .. arent you?
"You are hurting me"
"not more than the hurt I feel when I realise dont you trust me enough to tell me about... " He stopped abruptly.
"Arnavji, I dont have any trust issues with you"
"Oh yeah!" he glared at her "Thats why you didnt tell me about Shyam's phone call" he told sarcastically.
"How did you.."
"obviously there are others who unlike you, trust me"
Her eyes teared up and looking at her tears he released her arms and turned his back to her "Dammit!"
She placed her hand on his shoulder.
"I didnt mean to hurt you by hiding this from you. I didnt want to worry you"
"really Kushi? dont you remember the last time that you did this, we ended up paying a heavy price on our relationship and here u go doing the same thing again "
"Arnavji...it was different that time.. It is different now.."
"forget it Kushi.. I want to know why he always seems to succeed in creating the wedge between us.. Is it again about that deal you made with him?"
"Yes, My stupidity" She told tears streaming down her cheeks
"Kushi, Stop crying and tell me what it is"
"I..I cant.." she told him in between sobs
"Dont you trust me enough Kushi? Dont you think I have the right to know why he is controlling happiness in our life like this?"
"I am sorry! It is all my fault, My foolishness, In my desperateness to help di, I went and fell into his trap.. I.."
"Before you decide that yourself, tell me what the deal was"
"He told that he wont press on living with Di, release her of all the hold that he has on her and in turn.." She hestitated to continue
"and In turn?"
"I should persuade you to do the same with our marital bond.. " she told him timidly
"I see!" his tone scared her.
"I Dont know wht to do now" she told him "He was true to his words and he did help us... and I cant fulfill my part of the deal..I dont want to...And he says... " she caught herself she didnt know if it was wise to discuss the either or part of the deal with him at this point. Kushi timidly looked at his face, , but was surprised to see he was deep in thought
"Arnavji?"
"I should have guessed this!" Arnav broke into a smile..
"What?"
"Actually Kushi, now it all fits! dont you see?"
"You are not angry?" Kushi was surprised
"No! you know what I was puzzled by the way he was pushing Di's divorce case,Bringing me in and volunteerly pulling me out... Now I understand"
"Wht do you understand? I mean I am worried about the deal and you are..."
"Wait.. I will be back.." he told her, picking up his phone again and calling some calls.
She waited for him, puzzled by what part of the deal has clicked off the thought process for her husband to trigger this entirely unexpected behaviour of his. She waited for him to finish off his call and explain her about it.
to be continued...
Edited by abavi - 12 years ago
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